Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 30
सनत्कुमार उवाच । श्रुतास्ते भगवन्धर्मास्त्वन्मुखान्मुक्तिहेतवः । यैर्मुक्तपापा मनुजास्तरिष्यंति भवार्णवम्
sanatkumāra uvāca | śrutāste bhagavandharmāstvanmukhānmuktihetavaḥ | yairmuktapāpā manujāstariṣyaṃti bhavārṇavam
Sanatkumāra berkata: “Wahai Bhagavān, telah aku dengar dari mulut-Mu sendiri dharma-dharma itu—sebab bagi moksha—yang dengannya manusia, setelah bebas daripada dosa, akan menyeberangi lautan saṃsāra.”
Sanatkumāra
Listener: Bhagavān Rudra
Scene: Sanatkumāra speaks with folded hands, acknowledging Rudra’s teachings as liberation-causes; behind them, a symbolic ocean of saṃsāra with a small boat/ford motif suggests crossing through dharma.
FAQs
Dharma taught by the Lord functions as a direct means to liberation, removing sin and enabling transcendence of saṃsāra.
No specific site is named; the focus is liberation through Śiva’s instruction.
Not specified here; it refers generally to dharmas that purify sin and lead to mokṣa.